Faculty in the Field: Winter/Spring Performances & Publications

Flyaway Productions presents "If I Give You My Sorrows"
January 21, 2025

Beyond the classroom, TDPS faculty and staff are putting their skills and expertise into practice in the fields of theater, dance, and performance studies. Here's a quick look at where you can find their work in the Bay Area (and beyond) this winter and spring.


Book:

Luis Valdez

Chapter: "Key Writings: Considering Valdezian Spaces: Taking Body, Heart, Mind, and Spirit to the People" 

By Karina Gutiérrez (Assistant Professor)

This new book studies the life and work of the Chicano playwright, director, performer, and producer along with the implications of his legacy for Chicana/o/x communities and for all who engage with his work.


Dance:

If I Give You My Sorrows

Featuring Megan Lowe (Staff & Alum)

January 31 – February 2 at YBCA, San Francisco

An elegant and imaginative apparatus-based dance performance that explores truths about women and incarceration.

Dance Lovers 13

Featuring Bear Graham (Continuing Lecturer)

February 13–15 at Joe Goode Annex, San Francisco

Two Doors

By SanSan Kwan (Professor & Department Chair)

April 25–27 at Dance Mission Theater, San Francisco


Theater & Opera:

Both Eyes Open

Libretto by Philip Kan Gotanda (Professor)

February 15–16 at Zellerbach Playhouse, UC Berkeley

This new opera recasts the incarceration of Japanese Americans to show us disturbing truths about America then and America now. 

FROGGY

Featuring Nancy Carlin (Lecturer)

February 9 – March 2 at Center REP, Walnut Creek

The Heart Sellers

Scenic Design by Arnel Sancianco (Lecturer)

February 8 – March 9 at Aurora Theatre, Berkeley

Cuckoo Edible Magic

Lighting Design by Ray Oppenheimer (Lecturer)

February 13 – March 8 at The Magic Theatre, San Francisco

Lysistrata: A Woman's Translation

Directed by Timmia Hearn DeRoy (Assistant Professor)

March 6–9 at Zellerbach Hall, Room 7, UC Berkeley

Julius Caesar

Directed by Rebecca Ennals (Lecturer)

A.C.T. School & Community Tour, San Francisco Bay Area

March 12–29, 2025


Other Events:

Bioneers Conference

Featuring Chelsea Gregory (Lecturer) with the Belonging Resident Company

March 27–29 at Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley